You might recognize the following from what used to be Melissa's page. I am getting rid of it, and replacing it completely with "Mel's Blog". So here's the stuff from the old page:

Everyday life at home.

February 2008 -- In this pic, the kids are perched at their favorite spot. The bar in our kitchen! (Macie and Sam are dressed as Jesse and Woody from "Toy Story", and Amelia is Tigger.)

You may have guessed that as the mom I spend a fair amount of time in the kitchen. Sadly, the time is not spent doing much quality cooking. Mostly I fetch drinks, pick up and sometimes rinse dropped silverware, swab countertops, and load or empty the dishwasher. Since the kitchen seems to be the hub of our home, my observances of our home life mostly occur there. Things I have noticed: 1. Playdough is a hit while I am making lunch. It keeps the kidlinks close, yet a little distracted until food is ready. How I hate the sound of three whiny voices crying for food! 2. Those cheap vinyl placemats help prevent messes in a number of ways. No question about who sits where- Sam gets the Diego placemat, Macie gets the Dora placemat, and Amelia gets the Care Bears placemat. No exceptions! Also, the mats grip the plates and bowls just enough to keep them from whizzing through the air when elbowy tousles happen. 3. Everyone wants to be Super! I'll explain later. 4. We love CAKES! (pancakes) 5. Hamilton kids love to be puppies. Sam and Macie are especially fond of panting and licking people. Long, slow, wet licks. We see lots of hopping around on hands and knees. Amelia can actually run on her hands and feet! It is no wonder she is so dang skinny. 6. Sam and Macie are very obedient children. If Amelia is giving the orders, that is. Recently she taught the twins how to use a fantastic tool. It's called a barstool, or height elevator if you are of the short persuasion. Now all of them can reach anything in the kitchen, bathroom, or any bedroom closet. Now it's official, nothing is off limits anymore...until you get caught!

Melissa's Singin'!

February 2008 -- Melissa is playing a principal role in Boise Music Week's production of "Singin' In The Rain". She's playing the part that Debbie Reynolds played in the movie version, Kathy Seldon -the love interest. So far Mel has dusted off the tap shoes, learned a couple of dance numbers, and attended a handful of chorus rehearsals. The schedule is supposed to get hairy near the end. Wish her luck in keeping house and home together on top of it all!

The show will be mounted at the Morrison Center, and will run for five performances starting April 30. Boise Music Week provides for every audience member to attend for free. We think it is a pretty neat way to keep the arts alive in Boise.

By the way, Amelia was pretty impressed when she learned that MOM has tap shoes.

Melissa, you are amazing! How fun to see your darling family on this site and catch up on a few things you're doing ("a few" is not the right term! How do you do it all?) I wish I had been able to see you sing and tap on stage this past week... I'm sure you were fabulous! Please post pictures from your show. I'd love to hear from you!

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Adrienne

5/19/2008 04:07:39

Melissa, it's so neat to see you and your beautiful little family. I often imagined what a great mom you would be. Now that I am also in the "mommy" stage of life, it brings tears to my eyes to see you and your little ones. What a great way to capture and share the wonderful little moments that come along with wonderful little people.

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Devri

9/23/2008 02:41:01

Melissa, I'm making my blog private! So you need to send me your email asap! Send it to devluvcheers@hotmail.com